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Remember the book “The Five People you meet in Heaven” by Mitch Album? Well, these are “The Ten Things I Would Take in Case of a Disaster.” My father, William F. Sherman, was born in September of 1915. His great-grandparents, Ephraim and Catharine Niess traveled from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Washington DC to see him and…

If you read Catharine’s diary, the theme is established. It is full of family, friends and neighbors either close to death or dying. She seems to be obsessed with unhappiness. This picture seems to be a theme in her life. Catharine is the one on the right. I believe the woman on the left may…

. . . and how could I ever forget Marietta Cemetery?? Since my Leader family were original settlers of this river town, two cemeteries here reflect my family’s history. The picture of the John Auxer’s family final resting place is one of my favorites. It was a chilly day, leaves blowing everywhere, and even the…

Since I love cemeteries, I thought I’d try to narrow it down to my favorite cemetery. I visit so many,so often, you’d think I have a favorite. Well, I do! I love the peacefulness and stillness I feel when I visit the cemetery at Donegal Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is in the…

So what’s new? This is genealogy, after all ~ just like a jigsaw puzzle. Some pieces look like they should fit, but are just a “little” off! This week I found an obituary for Daniel Gemperling while looking for a completely different obituary. DANIEL GEMPERLING DEAD. He Was in the Tin Business in the East…

No posts this month equals no new discoveries? Not The Case! The Opposite is True. Too many discoveries to take time to post a blog! Let’s start with my Kleiss family! I’m so excited, I’m finally getting close to figuring out all the assorted John Ps, Georges and Philips! Not there yet, but getting close! …

If you know what you are looking for, the information is there and readily available! My Kleiss line is finally yielding some information, and it doesn’t necessarily agree with the information that’s “out there!” Maria, 6th child of Philip and Elizabeth Kleiss married and moved to Harrisburg where she died. I’ve had that information for…